God's Samurai: Lead Pilot at Pearl Harbor

Gordon William Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon

Potomac Books, Inc., 2004 - Biography & Autobiography - 349 pages

God's Samurai is the unusual story of Mitsuo Fuchida, the career aviator who led the attack on Pearl Harbor and participated in most of the fiercest battles of the Pacific war. A valuable record of major events, it is also the personal story of a man swept along by his times. Reared in the vanished culture of early twentieth-century Japan, war hero Fuchida returned home to become a simple farmer. After a scandalous love affair came his remarkable conversion to Christianity and years of touring the world as an evangelist. His tale is an informative, personal look at the war "from the other side."

Contents

• 1 To Be a Flier: 1
• 2 Take the Cake: 11
• 3 Flying High: 17
• 4 To Be Flight Leader: 24
• 5 Tiger Tiger Tiger: 32
• 6 Japan Once More: 38
• 7 We Should Face East: 49
• 8 Here Was Our Real Enemy: 58
• 9 Go to Midway and Fight: 67
• 10 A Hell of a Time: 73
• 11 It Was Ridiculous: 82
• 12 Into Dangerous Areas: 89
• 13 A Little White Monkey: 99
• 14 Kakuta Was Crazy: 106
• 15 God Is Testing the Imperial Navy: 113
• 16 God Is Not on Our Side: 120
• 17 Kill Kill Kill: 128
• 18 The Situation Was Bad: 137
• 19 This Must Be the Atomic Bomb: 148
• 20 The Game Is Up: 157
• 21 More Trouble Is Coming: 168
• 22 Sad and Demoralizing: 177
• 23 Under the Grace of God: 184
• 24 In the Name of Justice: 191
• 25 Where Does This Great Love Come From?: 199
• 26 The Knowledge of Christ: 205
• 27 You Must Bear Witness: 211
• 28 A Real Soldier of Christ: 219
• 29 The Fellowship of Christ: 228
• 30 My Wonderful Reception: 238
• 31 The Work of the Lord: 246
• 32 Be with Me Today: 255
• 33 Preparing the Soil: 261
• 34 What a Big Difference: 268
• 35 We Must Have Another Reformation: 274
• 36 A Good Mission Field: 282
• 37 Return to Japan: 292
• 38 Remember Pearl Harbor: 297
• Key Personnel: 304
• NOTES: 308
• SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY: 333
• INDEX: 342

About the author

The late Gordon W. Prange was a member of the American Occupation Forces in post-World War II Japan, where he was commissioned by Gen. Douglas MacArthur to write the official history of the war in the Pacific from Pearl Harbor to the Japanese surrender. After completing his service to the Navy he served in a civilian capacity from 1946 to 1951 as chief of General MacArthur's historical staff. He authored numerous works on the Pacific war, including At Dawn We Slept. Donald M. Goldstein is a retired United States Air Force officer, professor emeritus of public and international affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, where he taught for thirty-five years, a winner of two Peabody Awards, and author of many books. He has also taught at the Air Force Academy, the Air War College, the Air Command and Staff College, the University of Tampa, and Troy State University. He is considered the leading authority on the Pearl Harbor attack. He lives in the Villages, Florida.

Bibliographic information

• Title: God's Samurai: Lead Pilot at Pearl Harbor; The Warriors Series; Warriors (Washington, D.C.)
• Authors: Gordon William Prange, Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc., 2004
• ISBN: 1574886959, 9781574886955
• Length: 349 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Military; History / Asia / Japan; History / Military / Aviation & Space; History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General; History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / Pacific Theater